CVE-2017-5462
Published: 20 April 2017
A flaw in DRBG number generation within the Network Security Services (NSS) library where the internal state V does not correctly carry bits over. The NSS library has been updated to fix this issue to address this issue and Firefox ESR 52.1 has been updated with NSS version 3.28.4. This vulnerability affects Thunderbird < 52.1, Firefox ESR < 45.9, Firefox ESR < 52.1, and Firefox < 53.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| leosilva |
fixed for nss in precise after version upgrade |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
firefox
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
|
| trusty |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(53.0)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.16.10.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(53.0+build6-0ubuntu0.17.04.1)
|
|
|
nss
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Released
(2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(3.28.4, 3.30.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.16.10.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(2:3.28.4-0ubuntu0.17.04.1)
|
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Patches:
upstream: https://hg.mozilla.org/projects/nss/rev/7248d38b76e5 |
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|
thunderbird
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
precise |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
| trusty |
Released
(1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(52.1.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.04.1)
|
|
| yakkety |
Released
(1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.16.10.1)
|
|
| zesty |
Released
(1:52.1.1+build1-0ubuntu0.17.04.1)
|
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.3 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | Low |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |